BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- A Baldwin County jury last week found a Bay Minette man guilty of beating another man with a baseball bat.

Teddy Whatley, 20, who was charged with first-degree assault, was found guilty in Circuit Court of second-degree assault, according to the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office.

According to court testimony, Whatley hit Phillip Roberts with the bat following an altercation. Roberts, who was in possession of a pocket knife, was struck in the arm and head with the bat during the August 2009 incident in Bay Minette, according to testimony.

Roberts said during the trial that he suffered from short-term memory loss due to the assault.

Sentencing for Whatley will take place in March. Whatley could receive up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000, according to the District Attorney’s Office.